Schaumburg Township District Library
Encyclopedia
The Schaumburg Township District Library, located in Schaumburg
, Illinois
, USA, is the second largest public library in Illinois. It serves the Schaumburg Township
area, covering sections of Schaumburg, Hoffman Estates
, Hanover Park
, Roselle
, and Elk Grove Village
. Both Hoffman Estates and Hanover Park have branch libraries located in the cities. Annual circulation of materials totals approximately two million items, while nearly one million people visit the library each year.
The 166000 square feet (15,421.9 m²) central library provides patrons the use of more than 180 computers and access to more than 600,000 items, including book
s, DVD
s, CDs, computer software
, and more. Special features include a glass sculpture
by internationally renowned artist
Dale Chihuly
, as well as many other works by famous artists, a fireplace
, an original illustration gallery and a café. The Youth Services Department has a unique Enchanted Forest area displaying well known children's book characters and offering a lovely setting for reading or game playing.
After four years, a bigger, better facility was built on Library Lane. More books, more resources and programs...and more patrons. Through the years, demand continued to grow and the library expanded to meet the needs of a growing population. The Hoffman Estates Branch opened in 1976, followed by the Hanover Park Branch in 1993.
The quiet, farming community of Schaumburg is now home to over 75,000 residents and numerous office complexes. Eventually, the library board decided even more space was necessary to better serve the people of Schaumburg Township. In 1998, the central library moved into its current location on Roselle Rd. In 2003, the Hoffman Estates Branch moved into a larger facility, and in 2006, the Hanover Park branch moved out of its store front location and into its own building.
There are more departments in STDL, including Extension Services, Graphics, Public Relations, and IT. The above list includes only the departments available to the public, to help navigate the library more easily.
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Schaumburg, Illinois
Schaumburg is a city located in Cook County in northeastern Illinois. A common misspelling of the city name is Schaumberg, a spelling which persists on some modern maps. Schaumburg is located just under northwest of downtown Chicago and approximately northwest of O'Hare International Airport. As...
, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
, USA, is the second largest public library in Illinois. It serves the Schaumburg Township
Schaumburg Township, Cook County, Illinois
Schaumburg Township is one of thirty townships in Cook County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 134,114. It is the south central township of the Cook County panhandle.-Geography:...
area, covering sections of Schaumburg, Hoffman Estates
Hoffman Estates, Illinois
Hoffman Estates is a northwestern suburb of Chicago in Illinois. The village is located primarily in Cook County with a small section in Kane County, Illinois. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 49,495 and estimated to be 52,520 in 2003...
, Hanover Park
Hanover Park, Illinois
Hanover Park is a village in Cook and DuPage counties in the U.S. state of Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. The population was 38,278 at the 2000 census...
, Roselle
Roselle, Illinois
Roselle is a city located in DuPage County and a small portion in Cook County Illinois in northeastern Illinois. It was first incorporated in 1922 and can correctly be relegated to a bedroom community — that is, a community that largely consists of residential zoning in both income streams...
, and Elk Grove Village
Elk Grove Village, Illinois
Elk Grove Village is a municipality located in northeastern Illinois adjacent to O'Hare International Airport and the City of Chicago. Elk Grove Village encompasses in land area with located in Cook County and located in DuPage County, Illinois. The population was 32,745 at the 2010 census...
. Both Hoffman Estates and Hanover Park have branch libraries located in the cities. Annual circulation of materials totals approximately two million items, while nearly one million people visit the library each year.
The 166000 square feet (15,421.9 m²) central library provides patrons the use of more than 180 computers and access to more than 600,000 items, including book
Book
A book is a set or collection of written, printed, illustrated, or blank sheets, made of hot lava, paper, parchment, or other materials, usually fastened together to hinge at one side. A single sheet within a book is called a leaf or leaflet, and each side of a leaf is called a page...
s, DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
s, CDs, computer software
Computer software
Computer software, or just software, is a collection of computer programs and related data that provide the instructions for telling a computer what to do and how to do it....
, and more. Special features include a glass sculpture
Sculpture
Sculpture is three-dimensional artwork created by shaping or combining hard materials—typically stone such as marble—or metal, glass, or wood. Softer materials can also be used, such as clay, textiles, plastics, polymers and softer metals...
by internationally renowned artist
Artist
An artist is a person engaged in one or more of any of a broad spectrum of activities related to creating art, practicing the arts and/or demonstrating an art. The common usage in both everyday speech and academic discourse is a practitioner in the visual arts only...
Dale Chihuly
Dale Chihuly
Dale Chihuly is an American glass sculptor and entrepreneur.-Biography:Chihuly graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School in Tacoma, Washington. He enrolled at the College of the Puget Sound in 1959...
, as well as many other works by famous artists, a fireplace
Fireplace
A fireplace is an architectural structure to contain a fire for heating and, especially historically, for cooking. A fire is contained in a firebox or firepit; a chimney or other flue allows gas and particulate exhaust to escape...
, an original illustration gallery and a café. The Youth Services Department has a unique Enchanted Forest area displaying well known children's book characters and offering a lovely setting for reading or game playing.
Local History Digital Archive
In 2001 the library initiated a Local History Digital Archive. The archive is a collection of digitized photographs, videos and documents relating to Schaumburg Township history. To date, over 600 items have been posted on the archive and are viewable through either a keyword search or browsing by subject. Each item also has its own record which, in many cases, includes any history or commentary on the item being viewed. Items date back to the 1840s when Schaumburg Township was first surveyed. In addition to the digital archive, the library also maintains a blog on the History of Schaumburg Township (HOST).History
In 1960, it was nothing more than a bookmobile, but in 1962 voters approved the formation of a tax-supported Schaumburg Township Public Library. The following year, it settled into its own facility – a house near the corner of Roselle and Schaumburg Roads. Magazines were housed in the bathroom on a board above the tub, adult fiction in a nearby bedroom and children’s books in the living room.After four years, a bigger, better facility was built on Library Lane. More books, more resources and programs...and more patrons. Through the years, demand continued to grow and the library expanded to meet the needs of a growing population. The Hoffman Estates Branch opened in 1976, followed by the Hanover Park Branch in 1993.
The quiet, farming community of Schaumburg is now home to over 75,000 residents and numerous office complexes. Eventually, the library board decided even more space was necessary to better serve the people of Schaumburg Township. In 1998, the central library moved into its current location on Roselle Rd. In 2003, the Hoffman Estates Branch moved into a larger facility, and in 2006, the Hanover Park branch moved out of its store front location and into its own building.
Departments
Being the second largest library in Illinois, the main branch is broken up into the following departments:- Audiovisual
- Circulation
- Computer Assistance
- New Books and Fiction
- Non-Fiction and Reference
- Youth Services
There are more departments in STDL, including Extension Services, Graphics, Public Relations, and IT. The above list includes only the departments available to the public, to help navigate the library more easily.
Awards
Commercial Building Award Excellence Merit Award, October 1999101 Best & Brightest Companies to Work For 2005
Al Larson Environmental Award, September 28, 2010